fidhuli

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Meaning

A person who is rude and disrespectful, especially toward elders or superiors, or such insolence itself.

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Used as a noun or as a describing word that does not change: kijana fidhuli, an insolent youth. The abstract noun is ufidhuli, insolence; fedhuli, feguli and fezuli are other spellings in the dictionary.

Examples

• Usiwe fidhuli kwa watu wanaokuzidi umri.Do not be rude to people older than you.
• Hatutavumilia tabia ya fidhuli darasani.We will not tolerate insolent behavior in class.
• Alimjibu mwalimu kwa maneno ya kifidhuli.He answered the teacher with insolent words.

Forms

fedhuli, feguli, fezuli, fudhali